Atlanta's civil courts have produced some of the largest personal injury verdicts in the United States over the past several years. The combination of significant population growth, increasingly congested highways, sophisticated plaintiff's bar, and Fulton and DeKalb County juries willing to return substantial awards has reshaped the Georgia litigation landscape. For commercial defendants, their insurers, and the broader business community operating in Georgia, the trend has economic implications that extend well beyond individual cases. Understanding the patterns and what they mean for risk management is part of doing business in the state.
